John Riggins net worth

Net Worth: $6 Million

About John Riggins

It has been announced that the total amount of John Riggins net worth reaches 6 million dollars, according to the recent estimations. He became known because of his career in football, where he was also known as ‘The Diesel’ and ‘Riggo’. Currently, he is retired from his professional sports career.
John Riggins was playing in the National Football League as a fullback. He played for two teams in the league – the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. Therefore, both of these teams have added up a lot of revenues to the overall sum of John Riggins net worth, in addition to making his name popular. In 1992, his name was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The football player was born in 1949 in Seneca, Kansas. John Riggins was a student at Centralia High School. There, he excelled in sports and belonged to his school’s football and basketball teams. Now, the school that he attended is in John Riggins Avenue, which is situated in the main part of Centralia.
After high school, John Riggins attended the University of Kansas, where he continued his football career as he played for the Jayhawks team.

There, John Riggins was an All-American and two-time All-Big Eight Conference first-team selection. In 1968, he was instrumental when the team became winners of a Big Eight Conference championship. However, in 1969, the team was beaten at the Orange Bowl. John Riggins eventually got his degree in journalism.
In 1971, he participated in the NFL Draft, where he was chosen by the New York Jets. The team began to increase the current amount of John Riggins net worth, as well. In 1974, he was recognized as one of the top ten rushers in the American Football Conference although he suffered some injuries. In 1972 as well as 1975, John Riggins became a recipient of the Martin Award, which at that time was known as the Jets’ MVP title. In 1976, John Riggins signed a contract with the Washington Redskins as a free agent. The contract was stated to last for 4 years and it was worth 1.5 million dollars. The team, thus, also added up to the total estimate of John Riggins net worth. In 1977, he suffered a knee injury, which prevented him from playing during a bigger part of the season. He left the team later because of an argument with the owners and coaches but came back to the team in 1981.
John Riggins has set many records in the NFL, such as most rushing attempts and rushing yards in a single postseason, the oldest player to have 1,300 rushing yards in a season, most rushing touchdowns after 30th birthday and most games with 20 rushing attempts after 30th birthday, in addition to many others.
In 1994, John Riggins began his career as an actor, which also added up some revenues to his overall financial status. He has appeared in some TV programs, such as “One Tree Hill”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Guiding Light”.